Television
Jul 26, 2024
Barnicle on Biden: “His place in history is well sealed”

ICYMI: “There was no bitterness, no resentment, no self-pity in his voice or in his presentation… Last night you saw a portrait of character in the president of the United States. Going forward, I think his place in history is well sealed by his presidency,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Mika Brzezinski about President Joe Biden’s remarks from the Oval Office on his decision to abandon his bid for re-election and support Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination for president. “You can only imagine how difficult it is for anyone to give up such power….And now, America has been given an object lesson in character and history by a man, ‘here I am, Joe Biden behind the Resolute desk ceding power’.” Watch the segment here.